1 D espués de nacer Jesús en Belén de Judea, en tiempos del rey Herodes, he aquí, unos magos del oriente llegaron a Jerusalén, diciendo:

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, asking,

2 ¿ Dónde está el Rey de los judíos que ha nacido? Porque vimos su estrella en el oriente y hemos venido a adorarle.

Where is He Who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the east at its rising and have come to worship Him.

3 C uando lo oyó el rey Herodes, se turbó, y toda Jerusalén con él.

When Herod the king heard this, he was disturbed and troubled, and the whole of Jerusalem with him.

4 E ntonces, reuniendo a todos los principales sacerdotes y escribas del pueblo, indagó de ellos dónde había de nacer el Cristo.

So he called together all the chief priests and learned men (scribes) of the people and anxiously asked them where the Christ was to be born.

5 Y ellos le dijeron: En Belén de Judea, porque así está escrito por el profeta:

They replied to him, In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:

6 “ Y tu, Belen, tierra de Juda, de ningun modo eres la mas pequeña entre los principes de Juda; porque de ti saldra un Gobernante que pastoreara a mi pueblo Israel.”

And you Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, you are not in any way least or insignificant among the chief cities of Judah; for from you shall come a Ruler ( Leader) Who will govern and shepherd My people Israel.

7 E ntonces Herodes llamó a los magos en secreto y se cercioró con ellos del tiempo en que había aparecido la estrella.

Then Herod sent for the wise men secretly, and accurately to the last point ascertained from them the time of the appearing of the star '> how long the star had made itself visible since its rising in the east].

8 Y enviándolos a Belén, dijo: Id y buscad con diligencia al Niño; y cuando le encontréis, avisadme para que yo también vaya y le adore.

Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, Go and search for the Child carefully and diligently, and when you have found Him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship Him.

9 Y habiendo oído al rey, se fueron; y he aquí, la estrella que habían visto en el oriente iba delante de ellos, hasta que llegó y se detuvo sobre el lugar donde estaba el Niño.

When they had listened to the king, they went their way, and behold, the star which had been seen in the east in its rising went before them until it came and stood over the place where the young Child was.

10 C uando vieron la estrella, se regocijaron sobremanera con gran alegría.

When they saw the star, they were thrilled with ecstatic joy.

11 Y entrando en la casa, vieron al Niño con su madre María, y postrándose le adoraron; y abriendo sus tesoros le presentaron obsequios de oro, incienso y mirra.

And on going into the house, they saw the Child with Mary His mother, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then opening their treasure bags, they presented to Him gifts—gold and frankincense and myrrh.

12 Y habiendo sido advertidos por Dios en sueños que no volvieran a Herodes, partieron para su tierra por otro camino. Huida a Egipto

And receiving an answer to their asking, they were divinely instructed and warned in a dream not to go back to Herod; so they departed to their own country by a different way.

13 D espués de haberse marchado ellos, un ángel del Señor se le apareció a José en sueños, diciendo: Levántate, toma al Niño y a su madre y huye a Egipto, y quédate allí hasta que yo te diga; porque Herodes va a buscar al Niño para matarle.

Now after they had gone, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, Get up! '> Tenderly] take unto you the young Child and His mother and flee to Egypt; and remain there till I tell you, for Herod intends to search for the Child in order to destroy Him.

14 Y él, levantándose, tomó de noche al Niño y a su madre, y se trasladó a Egipto;

And having risen, he took the Child and His mother by night and withdrew to Egypt

15 y estuvo allá hasta la muerte de Herodes, para que se cumpliera lo que el Señor habló por medio del profeta, diciendo: De Egipto llame a mi Hijo. La matanza de los niños

And remained there until Herod’s death. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, Out of Egypt have I called My Son.

16 E ntonces Herodes, al verse burlado por los magos, se enfureció en gran manera, y mandó matar a todos los niños que había en Belén y en todos sus alrededores, de dos años para abajo, según el tiempo que había averiguado de los magos.

Then Herod, when he realized that he had been misled by the wise men, was furiously enraged, and he sent and put to death all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that territory who were two years old and under, reckoning according to the date which he had investigated diligently and had learned exactly from the wise men.

17 E ntonces se cumplió lo que fue dicho por medio del profeta Jeremías, cuando dijo:

Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah:

18 S e oyo una voz en Rama, llanto y gran lamentacion; Raquel que llora a sus hijos, y que no quiso ser consolada porque ya no existen. Retorno a Nazaret

A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be comforted, because they were no more.

19 P ero cuando murió Herodes, he aquí, un ángel del Señor se apareció en sueños a José en Egipto, diciendo:

But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt

20 L evántate, toma al Niño y a su madre y vete a la tierra de Israel, porque los que atentaban contra la vida del Niño han muerto.

And said, Rise, '> tenderly] take unto you the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the Child’s life are dead.

21 Y él, levantándose, tomó al Niño y a su madre, y vino a la tierra de Israel.

Then he awoke and arose and '> tenderly] took the Child and His mother and came into the land of Israel.

22 P ero cuando oyó que Arquelao reinaba sobre Judea en lugar de su padre Herodes, tuvo miedo de ir allá; y advertido por Dios en sueños, partió para la región de Galilea;

But because he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea in the place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And being divinely warned in a dream, he withdrew to the region of Galilee.

23 y llegó y habitó en una ciudad llamada Nazaret, para que se cumpliera lo que fue dicho por medio de los profetas: Será llamado Nazareno.

He went and dwelt in a town called Nazareth, so that what was spoken through the prophets might be fulfilled: He shall be called a Nazarene.